Life Span
Biennial
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Tree
Origin
Europe
Europe, Northern Africa
Types
Detroit Dark Red Beet, Early Wonder Tall Beet
Populus nigra 'Italica'
Number of Varieties
36
0
40000
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Habitat
-
Fields, Open areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-103-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
9-1
Sunset Zone
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Narrow Upright/Fastigiate
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm1,220.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
15.20 cm-
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red, Green
-
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Tan
-
Leaf Color in Spring
White, Yellow, Red, Green, Orange, Dark Green
Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Summer
White, Yellow, Red, Green, Orange, Dark Green
Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Fall
White, Yellow, Red, Green, Orange, Dark Green
Yellow
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Spinach Type
Diamond-shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Soil Compaction
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
From bulbs, Seedlings
-
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs watering once a week, Over-watering can cause leaf problems or root diseases, Water Deeply
Does not require lot of watering, when new, water every week
In Summer
Lots of watering
Less Watering
In Spring
Moderate
Alternate Days
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove deadheads
Remove dead branches
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Fertilize the soil instead of direct applying, organic fertlizers
Pests and Diseases
Flea Beetles, Leaf Hoppers, Mexican Bean Beetles
Healthy tree
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Soil Compaction
Flowers
Insignificant
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
-
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Birds
Allergy
breathing problems, dark circles, hairloss, Runny nose, Sore Throat, wheezing
Anaphylaxis, Asthma, Hay fever, Runny nose, Watery eyes
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Agroforestry, Shadow Tree, Windbreak
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diabetes, Digestive disorders, Heart problems, High blood pressure, Inflammation
Diaphoretic, Diuretic
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
-
Other Uses
Used As Food
Economic Purpose, Food for animals, Grown for shade
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees
Botanical Name
BETA vulgaris 'Early Wonder Tall'
POPULUS Nigra Italica
Common Name
Beet, Early Wonder Tall Beet
Lombardy Poplar
In Hindi
चुकंदर
ऐस्प
In German
Rübe
Lombardei Pappel
In French
betterave
peuplier de Lombardie
In Spanish
remolacha
Lombardía álamo
In Greek
παντζάρι
Λομβαρδίας λεύκες
In Portuguese
beterraba
Lombardia Poplar
In Polish
buraczany
Lombardia Topola
In Latin
cui pendens sicula beta
Lombardiae Poplar
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Streptophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Caryophyllidae
Magnoliopsida
Order
-
Malpighiales
Family
Chenopodiaceae
Salicaceae
Genus
Beta
Populus
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
2835
1
27800
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